Friday, September 12, 2008

Organizing

I'm playing Catch-Up and may be for a few more posts. So hang in there while I breeze through the summer pictures I never posted about. I was on an organizing kick this particular week. Even though these pictures may not be the best I want to remember how I was organized I was. Even if it doesn't last.

My towel closet. I only use white towels. That way I can bleach them, wash them all at once, no playing favorites, plus I just love anything soft fluffy and white! That basket on the floor holds all my table cloths and runners. The beach towels up top are my nemesis. I hate big multi colored beach towels. I I can't wash the blues with the oranges or yellows so if the kids pick one blue and one orange what am I supposed to do? I wish I had big white beach towels. That would be heaven. This drawer is the junk drawer. I tried to organize it and it's much better. I think I need a different type of holder thing. The one I have just isn't working. Pantry. Getting a little crowded with those white buckets. Maybe I can move some of them into the towel closet. I also need another shelf along the top. There's room and it would be put to good use. Yes those are all hand made quilts by my Mother and Grandmothers. When I my Mom died I took a few. I did not take them all. All the family members including her sisters and my cousins took some too. This is just a small percentage. I even have a couple more in another closet. I'm thinking......space bags. Have you seen those things? I could get 2-3 big quilts into one space bag and it would shrink down to nothing! Do you think it would be good for 100 year old quilts? I know this is not an exciting picture but........I had this extra dresser and it's a cute and nice dresser. I didn't want to get rid of said dresser. So I thought hey, it fits perfectly in the closet in the space made for coats. Since we live where it's mostly over 80 degrees and don't wear coats much I immediately made the closet it's new home. Now it holds all my sheets and pillowcases. (and more blankets on top) I said we didn't wear coats, obviously we use a lot of blankets??

Great job!! I'm totally impressed- especially by your junk drawer. We don't even have an organizer in ours at all. Its just... well, JUNK! Not so good. And I must say though that I am totally DROOLING over all your closet space. I'm jealous! Closet space is the best!

I love seeing other people's closets. I always open closets when we house hunt or open house hunt! The dresser in the closet trick is my favorite. Jake and I each have our own smallish closet and each have a dresser in there. It's great to see pics of the quilts too! I have no idea how to best store them though. I think the AZ climate is easy on those old fabrics. Our closets have drastic temp. changes and we have to watch for mold.